English–Japanese

“quickly” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoさっと (satto)

Romajihayaku

質問に早く答えてください。shitsu mon ni haya ku kota e te ku da sa i

Please answer the question quickly.

“Quickly” in Japanese is 早く (hayaku). 早く can also mean “early”.

Shows that something happens with little delay, either in a short time or earlier than expected.

今日は早く寝ます。kyō wa haya ku ne ma su

I will go to bed early today.

困ったときは、早く助けを求めてください。koma tta to ki wa haya ku tasu ke o moto me te ku da sa i

When you have a problem, ask for help right away.

In conversation, 早く (hayaku) can stand alone as a prompt meaning "Hurry up," in addition to modifying an action.

satto

adverbquickly

窓をさっと開けます。mado o sa tto a ke ma su

I quickly open the window.